Creative Advertising MA
Build your capabilities as a strategically minded advertising creative. You’ll enter an intensive environment replicating a full- service advertising agency, where you’ll develop the creativity and key skills to forge a successful advertising career.
Key details
| Location | Falmouth Campus |
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| Course Duration | 1 year |
| Attendance | Full-time |
| Contact | 01326 213730 |
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Introduction
Working collaboratively in pairs, you'll create innovative advertising from your very first week, tackling real agency briefs. While developing a keen understanding of conception and strategy, you'll also learn the vital skills essential to any advertising role – like IT training, negotiation and presenting ideas.
You will:
- Graduate equipped with a professional portfolio and the contacts you need to win the job you want
- Have the chance to exhibit your work at the D&AD New Blood competition
- Interact with top international agencies and get advice from leading creative directors, strategists, planners and ex-students
- Create links with the world's best advertising agencies
Covid-19 update
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, we have reviewed and made changes to our courses to provide flexible, blended delivery that offers high-quality digital engagement and access to face-to-face teaching in our facilities. You can see how your course may be adjusted by viewing the changes for the current academic year by visiting our welcome letters & latest course updates page
What our students do
What our graduates do
The course has long-established links and presence in many of the world’s best agencies. Our alumni are working at agencies like Ogilvy and BBH, and in cities like London, New York, Sydney and Shanghai.
Industry Insight with Creative Advertising graduate
Ruby Norman-Curran has worked with various high-profile brands, been nominated for writing awards, and has recently landed her dream job at international advertising agency, Wieden & Kennedy.
How to apply
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After you apply you'll receive logins to the Falmouth Applicant Portal. You'll take on the creative brief below and upload your ideas to the portal.
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We welcome applications from those with relevant equivalent Level 6 qualifications, or relevant equivalent experience, and a demonstrable interest in the subject.
We’ll also welcome your application if you have formal or 'certified' learning (such as training courses not run by universities or colleges) and learning from work experience or self-study. This is called Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL), and should have been gained within the last five years, and be equivalent to the learning outcomes of our minimum entry qualifications.
APL applicants using experience to apply should note there is a £200 application fee for entry with advanced standing or with exemption from specific modules or credit.
If English isn’t your first language, you'll need to demonstrate English language skills that are sufficiently developed for successful completion of your studies. We accept a range of recognised English language qualifications that are equivalent to the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic minimum score of 6.5 overall, with a minimum of 6.0 in Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening.
International applicants who require a student visa to study in the UK must take a recognised language test that is approved and vouched for by the University. Our Applicant Services Team can help with any questions you may have about study visas or suitable language tests.
 Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) Policy (383.68 KB) |
| Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) Procedure (364.26 KB) |
| MA Creative Advertising Creative Brief (561.63 KB) |
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